Criminal Manchester, Experiences of a Special Correspondent

1874. A Rare Victorian Account of "Criminal Manchester" [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. Criminal Manchester. Experiences of a Special Correspondent. Manchester: Published by G. Renshaw, [c. 1874]. [ii], 21, [1] pp. text in double columns. Quarto (8-3/4" x 6-3/4"). Later buckram, textured cloth with gilt title, from original front board, affixed to front board, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning, light wear to corners of text block, negligible light stains, smudges and corner folds to a few leaves, light foxing to title page. $450. * Only edition. This book collects a series of articles by an anonymous undercover journalist and a reformed criminal that were originally published in the Manchester Evening News in, according to Chetham's Library, Manchester, 1874. Sensational, and possibly embellished, they offer a lurid contemporary account of gambling, prostitution, dog fights and other examples of Manchester's low and criminal life during the 1870s. This is a rare title. No copies listed on OCLC. One copy listed on Library Hub (Chetham's Library).